The extent of this drunk driving has surprised even the police: With more than five per thousand, the driver of an e-tricycle hit a car that had stopped at a red light on Wednesday afternoon in Kronberg near Frankfurt. After a short conversation with the driver, the man left the scene of the accident with his vehicle without permission.

Florentine Fritzen

Correspondent in the Hochtaunuskreis

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The injured driver informed the police and reported that the other party had smelled of alcohol. A patrol then discovered the 43-year-old man, still riding his e-tricycle, near his apartment in Kronberg – and stopped him. An alcohol test showed a value of more than five per thousand. According to the police, it is necessary to wait for the result of a blood test for a more accurate value, as "the extreme alcoholization brought the police breath alcohol test device to its technical limits".

The officials were also surprised by the value of more than five per thousand. But shockingly, very high alcohol levels are not as rare as some might assume, according to the police. During traffic checks and after accidents, officials regularly found values of more than three or even more than four per thousand. In the past few weeks, a total of three cases have been counted in the Hochtaunus district, in which the measuring device could only display a message for "more than 5 per thousand". However, even a small amount of alcohol can impair perception and responsiveness. In road traffic, this leads to considerable dangers.

The person who caused the accident from Kronberg now has to answer in an investigation for drunk driving and unauthorized removal from the scene of the accident.